Yuki Koike clocked 9.98 seconds in the men's 100-meter race at the Muller Anniversary Games on Saturday to become the third Japanese sprinter to break the 10-second barrier.
Koike shaved 0.6 seconds off his personal best to place fourth at the 10th event of the ...

Asian Games men's 200-meter gold medalist Yuki Koike, 100-meter national record holder Abdul Hakim Sani Brown and Yoshihide Kiryu calmly qualified for the gold-medal race on Saturday evening at the 103rd Japan National Championships.
Competing in the sprinkling rain, Koike led the entire pack with ...

The field for the men's 100-meter dash had been called the best and most competitive in the history of the tournament.
But at the end of the day, the national record holder proved that he belongs in a different class than the others.
Abdul Hakim Sani ...

New national record holder Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, former record holder Yoshihide Kiryu and other top sprinters safely qualified for the men's 100-meter final at the Japan National Championships on Thursday.
But Sani Brown was the center of attention for the 5,600 spectators at Fukuoka ...

Abdul Hakim Sani Brown became the second sprinter from Japan to join the sub-10 second club when he clocked 9.99 seconds in the men's 100 meters at the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday in the U.S.
On the final day of ...

National record holder Yoshihide Kiryu and Asian Games silver medalist Ryota Yamagata will headline Japan's 44-athlete national team for the upcoming IAAF World Relays, the Japan Association of Athletics Federation announced on Friday.
It will be the first time that Japan hosts the global relay-only ...

Yoshihide Kiryu won the men's 100-meter gold at the Asian Athletics Championships on Monday, while compatriot Ryota Yamagata pulled out of the final due to a hamstring injury.
At Khalifa International Stadium, Kiryu captured the first gold medal of the competition for Japan when he ...

Japan's men's 4x100-meter sprint foursome showed on Thursday it has not lost a step since its runner-up finish in Rio, winning the Asian Games title with ease.
Running a 38.16-second time, the team of 100-meter bronze medalist Ryota Yamagata, Shuhei Tada, Yoshihide Kiryu and Asuka ...

The 18th edition of the Asian Games, the region's biggest sporting extravaganza, will officially begin on Saturday in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia.
Many of the national teams are dispatching their best squads, considering the fact that the games will be a significant opportunity to test ...

Japan set a lofty goal of capturing the gold medal in the men's 4x100-meter relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
As has been repeatedly said, raising individual skills is the biggest key to achieving that feat. And working diligently in Japan and overseas is a ...

Japan placed second behind Great Britain in the men's 4x100-meter relay on Sunday, the final day of action at the IAAF Diamond League event in London.
The team of Yuki Koike, Shota Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryu and Asuka Cambridge clocked 38.09 seconds, 0.48 behind the world ...

The Japanese men's 4x100-meter relay team is absolutely serious about shooting for the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The team has had success at global tournaments in recent years thanks to its exceptional teamwork. But the sprinters and their coaching staff acknowledge that ...